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God be wi you, with all my hea7-t. 



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HARD & PARSONS: 
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Copyright 188&, 

BY 

Hard & Parsons. 






LIFE. 



( "jNB evenmo from a castle by \\)q sea, 
cJ saw \\)Q anary billows rollina pial;, 
c3nd as a loo'?ed tpe wild scene seemed to me 
(^9e life of man spread out before my eye. 

''Hon wQat a mused "is life but one broad waste 
yf treacherous waters full of storms and woes, 

(^l}roua[; W9ic[) our fnaaile barbs by terrors ceased, 
Ore tendina towards — olas! wpat mortal bnows? 

lout wl}ile -9 aazed, above tpe storm clouds rose 
(^96 alonous moon, as if my tl^ouapts to cbide ; 

lyepnoved, o cried, "ol}l Qife is not all woes, 
Deauties and blessincjs, love and pope abide ! 



Elizabeth Borroiiaile. 



TR UE HAPPINESS. 



WQULD not from t[;e wise, require 

(^\)Q lumber of tl^eir learned lore, 
rtor would ii from \\)Q nop desire 

O sinale counter of tl^eir store. 
Por 3 l^ave ease, and ^ [;ave bealtl}, 

y nd 3 f>ave spirits lial^t as air ; 
Wnd more ti^an wisdom, more t[)an wealtp, 

y merry l^eart tpat lau^bs at care. 



HeNRV H. MlLM.^N. 



REASON AND RELIGION. 



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M as tl^e borrow cl beams of moon and stars 

^0 lonely, weary, wanaennq travelers, 
ys reason to \\)Q soul ; and as on l^igl;, 

^[}ose rollina fires discover but tr^e sby, 
Kot liapt us pere ; so reason s cilimmenna nay 

Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, 
Dut auide us upward to a better day. 

Wnd as tl^ose nigl^tly tapers disappear 
Wl^en day s brigl^t lord ascends our l^emisppere, 

^o pale ^rows reason at reliaion s sicipt, 
^o dies, and so dissolves in supernatural licjpt. 

JOHM DhYDEN. 



HOPE. 



(^VrUSPICIBUS Mope! in i[;y sweet aarclen anow 

Wreatps for eacl^ toil, a cl^arm for every woe; 
Won by tbein sweets In rtature s Janauic! I^our, 



96 way-worn pilc^rim seeks tl^y summer bower. 



Campbell. 



CONTENTMENT. 




HAT tpougl} no anants of royal donors, 
Witl} pompous titles ^race our blood, 

We I! sl^ine in more substantial l^onons, 

Ond to be noble we II be aood. 



^tili spall eacr) neturnina season 
Sufficient for our wisl;)es aive, 

nor we will live a life of reason, 
Qnd tl;at s tl;e only life to live. 



KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM. 



aN0WLEDGE and Wisdom, fan from beinn one, 
Have oft-times no connexion. l\nowledqe dwells 

^n l^eads replete witl} ttioupbts of otlper men ; 
Wisdom in minds attentive to tl;eir own. 

i\nowledae is proud t[}at l^e l}as learned so mucl^, 
Wisdom is l^umble tl^at i^e knows no more. 



FRIENDSHIP. 



^''RIENDSHIP, peculiar boon of beaven, 
^\)Q noble naind s aeliarjt and pride, 
men and anoels only aiven, 
(^o all \\)Q lower world denied. 



Kon sl^all tpine ardours cease to alow 
Wl^en souls to peaceful climes remove; 

W^at raised our virtue l;ere below, 
^>\)Q\\ aid our l^appiness above. 

Samuel John'Son. 



GLADNESS. 



,B merry, man, and fa!? not sain in mind 

(^^be wavennp of t^is wretched world of sorrow 
^o (l^od be bumble, to tby friend be bind, 

Ond witb tby neipbbors aladly lend and borrow; 
Mis cbance to-nipbt, it may be tbine to-morrow; 

De biytbe in bectrte for any aventure, 
Por oft witb wise men it bas been said afc 

Witbout (::^ladness availes no ^neasure. 



ronow, 



Dunbar. 



PATIENCE. 



)eace : 



V^TIElNeE;! Wb/ 'tis tbe soul of p( 

yf ail tl^e virtues, tis nearest l?in to l;eaven : 
^t maizes men lool? Iil?e 9ods. ^I?e best of men 

^pat e er wore eartl; about \)\m was a sufferer, 
O soft, meel^, patient, fumble, tranquil spirit: 

^\)Q firsi true cjentleman i[;at ever breatbecl. 



Thomas Dkkki;; 



CONTENT. 



'HERE IS a jewel wl^icf? no ^nclion mine can buy, 

rfoo cpemic art can counterfeit ; 
3t nnabes men ricb m Greatest poverty, 

rrtakes water wine, turns wooden cups to nold, 
%^\)Q l;)omeiy w[)istle, to sweet music s strain ; 

^eldom it comes, to few from [^eaven sent, 
(^pat mucl^ m little — ail in noua[)t — content. 



Nilbye's Madrigals. 



LOVE. 




'ES, love indeed is Ii9l;t from t'eaven, 

O sparl^ of \\)o.\ immortal fire 
Vvitl) anpels scared, by 011a aiven, 

(^o lift from Q0,?\\) our low desire. 
Devotion wafts ti^e mind above, 

. iJut peaven itself descends in love ; 
W feelinp from tl^e t^od^iead caual;t, 

(^o wean from self eaci; sordid tl^oua[:>t, 
vd ray of Mini wl;o formed tl^e wl^ole, 

Ka cjlory circlin9 round ir;e soul. 



BVKON. 



STREAMS OF LOVE. 




Ei, Urotl^er, turn witp me from pinina ipoual;! 
. Ond all \\)Q inward ills tl^at sm (;)as wrou^bt; 
Oome, send abroad a love for all wpo live 

ynd feel il;e deep content in turn tr^ey aive. 
•r\ind wis[)es and good deeds, — tl}ey mabe not poor 

^ bey II boine aaain, full laden, to trjy door; 
^[)S streams of love flow baol? wl^ere trjey beam, 

Kor sprinas of outward loys lie deep witpm. 



Richard Dan'a. 



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